Mmmmexican dwiinkin woools (AKA Mexican drinking rules)

Well i do have a reason for having not written last night! there is 1 problem with wanting a few beers after a looong day at work in the med, and that is the fact that you pay around 5 euro a beer when you head out for a beer! However...i found out yesterday whilst at work that the 'Corner Bar'... a proper yachtie bar has a special on San Miguel's...Only 5 euro for 5!

so that was it...i had my running shoes on by 5 pm and was o so exited!!! but being the mature guy that i am i decided to tend to my emails, check in at my yachting agencies online, and chat endlessly on facebook in my cabin for at least 3 hours (all whilst sipping on some crew beers)....and it must be noted that i was also listening to M83 for the full 3 hours...They are insane to listen to when u actually kinda need to concentrate on what u typing about...cos if i listen to Robbie williams i just find myself wanting to sing every word and dance around my 2m x 2m cabin a (which i share) and strip down to my black tiger underwear...every 'real man' has a pair dont they?????

oh shit....i digress

anyway...the LONG...and short of it was that after my allocated 5 beers i had decided on, i still hadnt left my BED!! and headed out to this no 'famous' (at least in my mind) bar! upon arrival my evening...just like this installment of my blog...fell flat!!! 5 beers for 5 euro was from 5-8pm, i went there thinking i would know a couple people and didnt, i ordered 1 x Pint and proceeded to down it alone cos i 'was sure i would find it easier to meet people after that', then i actually did see some people...and i knew them, had 3 more pints, remembered i had work the next morning so purchased ( only cos i dont know if you spell it brought or bought) a pirated copy of bruno from a friendly chap on the way home who insisted that it was a perfect copy...No problems maaaan!!!! turns out i could hear the 2nd videographer ( and by 2nd i mean the chap who 'purchased' his Sony digicam from Whysalls and went to the Premier and filmed it from under his armpit!!! wow i was disappointed! and then realized at 2am that it wasn't a good idea to try and write about my day when i couldn't even remember making my prawn and salami toasted sandwich when i got back to the boat!!!mmmmm
prob a good idea!!!

but i am not sure cos tonight i was introduced to a great new invention of the the term 'standard drinking rules'! a term called mexican drinking rules.
it is a larger set of drinking rules (which resulted in me having at least half a bottle of Grey Goose vodka.)

Dust....my #1...here are the rules for you:
before u mention anyones name you have to say Cecil (IE Cecil Jamie)
No pointing
no mention of the number 21 at all
no mention of the 3 D's (drink, drunk, drank...and with all the saffas...me included dronk)
all drinks must be handled in yr LEFT hand...and pinkies must be erect
I consider myself to be a fairly astute gentleman (with words like quagmire in my vocab.....oh quagmire...word of the day)...but after yr 6th drink this game becomes a challenge!!

anyway....as you know nights like these all pan out in exactly the same way

1. the boys arrive, stand around the braai and laugh about whether the girls have made a salad
2. the girls arrive with ample salad (which we all know will not be eaten by any males because we are way too masculine for 'that')
3. the boys cook the meat, talk about rugby, cricket, farting and (in my case) boats
4. the girls talk about hair extensions, there nails, and how hot the rugby players are...and i quote 'especially that new Zelander...whats his name again...he plays number 10...ummm...'ITS FU&#EN DAN CARTER' will be bellowed from the Braai!!
5. The boys and girls will come together
6. girls will moan the meat is to rare
7. meat will go back onto the fire amidst grunts and moans
8. meat will be forgotten between beers and shooters
9. meat will come off overcooked (and we all know that burned meat is carcinogenic!!!)then the more interesting convo starts:

1. Philosophy
2. what am i doing in this life
3. racism
4. Politics
   
5. ETC ETC

so i decided to paste a fairly interesting lil piece on Life (point 1 and 2)

let me know what u think of it:

life in beautifully cliched superlatives

Life is not about the destination, but about the momentous journey...Cliche's as it sounds!!!

its about the minute increments that make up every second, of every minute, of every hour, of every day!!!
Its not about achieving 100% of everything you set out to do every day...but rather about achieving 100% of what you set out to do 1% better each day...This is progressing, this is revolutionizing, this is revolutionizing!!

It is these inches that string together everything fathomable in human existence...and it is thus these inches that are to be incrementally improved on every single day!!

You don't have to achieve perfection every day, but rather progression....Regression shouldnt be an option...it isn't to me!

You also don't have to run so hard all the time that you close your eyes, but rather slow down so that you can open your eyes, and thus your soul, to the beauty of human experience!!!

Nor do you have to visit far off lands in order to grow the soul through human experience, but rather grow through human experiences in order for the soul to be re-energized by the eclectic nature of these far off lands...
Why you could ask.....?
Because you have to remember that the core of the human spirit comes through these new experiences!

be an individual!! Remembering that you were bought into this world to stand out, not to fit in!!!
Also remember that you don't have to try and stand out in order to be an individual, you just have to try and be yourself, because you are inherently an individual...and it doesn't matter how crazy 'that person' (I.E YOU) is, because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do!!!

Think about this for a second, i mean seriously, who has made a lasting impact or a major revolutionary change over time by been conservative..Or ordinary for lack of a better word! Personally i equate the fracture of conservative leaders with mediocrity!!
Another question...Try name one historic thinker whose views and thoughts were conservative....BLANK!!! There are none

Now ask yourself...what can i do today, (no matter how small) that is going to move ME forward, (no matter how little), because that will be the inches that move you forward , that progress your existence, no matter how incremental.

PLEASE LIVE IT


ciao and chat soon

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